Mole-Dagbon people

De Mole-Dagbon, dem sanso dey bell Mabia, anaa Mossi-Dagbon be a meta-ethnicity den western Oti–Volta ethno-linguistic group wey dey reside insyd six present-day West Africa countries namely: Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali den Togo.^[1]^[2]^[3] Dem dey number more dan 45 million.^[4] De Mole/Mossi/Moore people dey locate primarily insyd Burkina Faso while over lord Dagbon dey insyd Ghana. Previously, na dem dey use de term Gur, na dem dey use Mabia make dem refer to de linguistic supercluster.

Ethnic constitution

De Mabia ethnic group dey include de following peoples:

Dagomba
Mossi
Mamprusi
Nabit
Talni
Kamara
Kantosi
Hanga
Kusasi
Gurene
Nanumba
Builsa
Dagaaba
Wala

Notable Mabia people

Historical Leaders

Naa Gbewaa
Princess Yennenga
Naba Ouedraogo

Footballers

Mohammed Kudus
Assan Ouedraogo
Jonathan Pitroipa
Edmond Tapsoba

Personalities

Alban Bagbin: Ghana politician den Speaker of Ghana parliament
Yusuf Soalih Ajura
Susanna Al-Hassan
Samata Angel
Ibrahim Bancé
Mahamudu Bawumia
Blaise Compaoré
Inusah Fuseini
Fancy Gadam
Sherifa Gunu
Haruna Iddrisu
Maccasio
Aliu Mahama
Ibrahim Mahama (artist)
Hamza Mohammed
Thomas Sankara
Maurice Yaméogo
Cardinal Philippe Ouedraogo
Idrissa Nassa
Issaka Sawadogo
Mahamadou Bonkoungou

References

↑ Abudulai Yakubu (2006). The Abudu-Andani crisis of Dagbon: a historical and legal perspective of the Yendi skin affairs. MPC Ltd. p. 152. ISBN 998803251X.
↑ Zakaria Alhassan & Samuel Duodu (6 November 2014). "Dagbon celebrates Fire Festival". Graphic.com. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
↑ Hardi, Ibrahim (30 August 2014). "Dagbon first encounter with the white man". Ghanaweb.com. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
↑ "Handbook of the Mabia Languages of West Africa – Galda-Verlag" (in American English). Retrieved 2024-05-05.

[andani-1] Abudulai Yakubu (2006). The Abudu-Andani crisis of Dagbon: a historical and legal perspective of the Yendi skin affairs. MPC Ltd. p. 152. ISBN 998803251X.

[2] Zakaria Alhassan & Samuel Duodu (6 November 2014). "Dagbon celebrates Fire Festival". Graphic.com. Retrieved July 4, 2015.

[ghanaweb.com-3] Hardi, Ibrahim (30 August 2014). "Dagbon first encounter with the white man". Ghanaweb.com. Retrieved July 4, 2015.

[4] "Handbook of the Mabia Languages of West Africa – Galda-Verlag" (in American English). Retrieved 2024-05-05.

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